KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

REAP, verb transitive [Latin rapio, carpo; Gr. a sickle, to reap; Eng. crop.]

1. To cut grain with a sickle; as, to reap wheat or rye.

When ye reap the harvest, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Leviticus 19:9.

2. To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.

3. To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward, or as the fruit of labor or of works; in a good or bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions.

He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. Galatians 6:7.

Ye have plowed wickedness; ye have reaped iniquity.

Hosea 10.

REAP, verb intransitive

1. To perform the act or operation of reaping. In New England, farmers reap in July and August.

2. To receive the fruit of labor or works.

They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Psalms 126:5.

RE'APED, participle passive Cut with a sickle; received as the fruit of labor or works.

RE'APER, noun One that cuts grain with a sickle.

General references
Psalms 129:7

The ark of the Lord returned by the Philistines at the time of
1 Samuel 6:13

Laws concerning gleaning at the time of
Gleaning

Figurative
Psalms 126:6; Hosea 10:12-13

RE'APING, participle present tense Cutting grain with a sickle; receiving as the fruit of labor or the reward of works.

RE'APING-HOOK, noun An instrument used in reaping; a sickle.

REAPPAR'EL, verb transitive [re and apparel.] To clothe again.

REAPPAR'ELED, participle passive Clothed again.

REAPPAR'ELING, participle present tense Clothing again.

REAPPE'AR, verb intransitive [re and appear.] To appear a second time.

REAPPE'ARANCE, noun A second appearance.

REAPPE'ARING, participle present tense Appearing again.

REAPPLICA'TION, noun [See Reapply. A second application.

REAPPLY', verb transitive or i. [re and apply.] To apply again.

REAPPLY'ING, participle present tense Applying again.

REAPPOINT', verb transitive To appoint again.

REAPPOINT'MENT, noun A second appointment.

REAPPORTION, verb transitive To apportion again.

REAPPORTIONED, participle passive Apportioned again.

REAPPORTIONING, participle present tense Apportioning. again.

REAPPORTIONMENT, noun A second apportionment.